Final plans are being made to erect a second commemorative statue to the famous explorer HM Stanley in Denbighshire.
A feasibility study was undertaken and there was widespread support for a commemoration in both St Asaph and Denbigh. It was decided that the At Asaph commemoration would be a contemporary piece that would engage all ages.
The first statue was unveiled in Denbigh in March.
Artist blacksmiths Harry and Thomas Thrussell have commissioned to design, make and erect an obelisk depicting Stanley’s humble beginnings in St Asaph.
From the workhouse and through his life as a reporter, explorer and MP, the piece commemorates the triumph of determination and human spirit to overcome and succeed against the odds, qualities that were undoubtedly formed in Stanley’s character during his time in St Asaph.
The obelisk includes images provided by pupils from Ysgol Esgob Morgan, Ysgol Glan Clwyd and Fairholm School. The artists responsible for this creation have used the traditional Congolese snake image of hope and fertility to guide the viewer’s eyes around the obelisk.
This obelisk has been made possible through funding from Cadwyn Clwyd through the Rural Development Plan for Wales 2007-2013 which is funded by the Welsh Assembly Government and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.
